My 3 almost 4 year old has been potty trained for over a year now and never had an issue. This week alone she has wet the bed or even herself almost every day. Only #1 issue not #2, thank God. I am concerned because this is not like her. One time I had her checked for diabetes and it was negative. I had her checked because she was constantly hungry and she had wet herself 2 times. The dr said it was just a growth spurt she was going through. It has been a few months now and I don't want to act paranoid again so I have been waiting to see how much longer this is going on. The dr. did tell me if it starts to happen out of the ordinary or more frequently to come in again. What could it be and can anyone relate? May I add this... my son had the same issue but it was with BWM until he was about 5. There were no medical issues with him, so this is why I am hesitant to take her to the Dr. again.
Well ladies, it only lasted a week and she is back to normal now. I now believe it was the new changes in her life. She just recently started preschool and started going to a kids church too. Those i know are big for her because she has been at home attached to me since birth. Thanks for the advice ladies!!!!
I read some where that wetting the bed or themselves could be a sign of a bladder infection. So I would take her to dr. I know how you feel about not wanting to take her and have it be nothing, I worrie about that all the time with my girls. I just do what you did, ask for someone else's opinion.
Good Luck
Has anything changed for you all? Sometimes, if there is a change kids will revert in some behaviors as it is something they have control over. It may seem totally small to you, but to her it could be a major thing.
If nothing has changed, then I guess I'd take her to the doc and just rule out the UTI.
Hi there! This is a little embarrasing, but I wet the bed up until I was in my early teens. My brother wet the bed too (but not as long). My nephew does it too, he just turned 7. Its definitly not abnormal for kids to wet the bed. It isn't deliberate or controllable. I actually turned out to have a problem with a valve down there, but not all children have a reason for it. It is pretty much something he will have to grow out of, hopefully it won't take as many years as it did for me. The best thing to do is not get mad at him and comfort him when this happens. Believe me, the child doesn't want to do it, its embarrasing and uncomfortable waking up in urine every night. A way to help it could be: no drinks before bed time, get up and wake your child up in the middle of the night to go potty, put pull ups on them before bedtime, etc. There are some examples. Its rough, I know, but hang in there...........you know it can't last forever!
Have tried the cutting the liquids off a couple of hours before bedtime? Also, the bladder at this age don't grow as fast as the rest of the body. I have a 5 yr old still wearing pull-ups for sleeping.
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My son went through the same thing at that age. I think it's just a stage and they just don't wake up if they need to go potty. We ended up not giving any water before bed, taking him to the bathroom, and I would take something away from him if he wet his bed. Eventually she'll be fine, just hang in there.
I have a daghter that is going to be 3 in November. She has been potty trained for a while now. No pull ups at night or during the day. Out of the blue about a month ago it was almost like she was a baby. Peeing in her panties while she was playing, and at night. I woke up every morning having to wash stinky laundry. So I took her to her DR and she did a urine test and she had a Urinary Tract Infection. Girls are prime canidates for this type of infection because sometimes they don't wipe and the urine can sit in their panties and that's how the infection starts. So I would definetly get her tested because my daughter did not show one symptom... Once she started the antibiotics she was back to normal.... Good Luck
have her checked for urinary tract infections. they are very common in girls especially at her age because we think we have taught them all about hygiene but they forget . it is very important to teach her to wipe from front to back . i taught my neice to wipe 3 times just to make sure she is clean, also putting some wet wipes next to the toilet and pack them with her for school is a good idea. wipe with the wet wipes once and dry with the toilet paper last. if she is only incontinent of urine that could be the problem. als if she is stressed in some manner it could cause her to regress. has she started a new school, new friends, bullying, new baby in the house, problems at home. sometimes its hard to tell what is stressing them because they cant verbalize exactly what it is. also the stress of incontinenc and being afrad to get in trouble could add to that. years ago Sears mad an incontinence pad that would sound an alarm when the pad was stating to wet. also limit fluids 2 hrs before beditme and remind her to go often before bedtime. good luck
I went through this with my daughter, who is now 8, at about the same age as your. After months of this she woke with a fever and no signs on anything else, just s very high fever, by mid afternoon we had to rush her to the ER. It turns out that she had a baldder infection that went on too long and had moved into both her kidneys. She is still prone to bladder infections, but once you learn the signs it is easy to catch it early and flush her system with cranberry juice. Ask your daughter specific question, does it feel hot when you go potty, does your lower back hurt, and so forth. Also is she going more often during the day? I think this is a good time to talk to her dr, she may need to see a uroligist.
Well I do not have much great advise but I can relate. My son is your daughter's same age and he can still not make it through the night with out wearing a pull up. We stopped giving him something to drink an hour before he goes to bed and we make sure he goes potty before bed. He still can't make it through the night dry. Please let me know what you find out about this. I hope it helps to know that you are not alone.
My daughter was fully day trained at 27 months. She was well past her fourth birthday before being consistently dry at night. So for over TWO years, she'd be dry a week, wet a week, every other day or every two days. It was inconsistent. Simply stated, some kids take awhile and it's perfectly normal. What is she wearing at night? I put my daughter in cloth trainers so she would feel wet. For awhile, she still wouldn't wake up and would lay in it for the night. After awhile, she'd get up and take it off. But I really feel if kids don't feel wet, they have little incentive to change their situation. I wouldn't worry too much at this point. Good luck!
